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Oct 25, 2018 | by Greg Logan, Newsday

CLEVELAND – The time will come when Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is back up to game speed and ready to regain his starting power forward position for the Nets after coming back from a two-month absence to recover from a groin strain. But in the interim, 12th-year veteran Jared Dudley has been a surprisingly solid replacement who has helped the Nets with ...

Oct 25, 2018 | by Seth Putnam, Michigan Avenue

Sweat drips in slow motion from Jabari Parker’s brow as he squares up against his defender. There are seconds left in Game 7 of the 2020 NBA Finals. The score is tied, and the hopes of a city rest on the young man wearing the number two on his back. He stutter-steps, leaving the guard for dead as he drives ...

Oct 22, 2018 | by Don Wade, Daily Memphian

The 19-year-old rookie, the guy that was the fourth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, showed out in his home debut as a Memphis Grizzly. He was fast and he was natural as he scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked two shots.

It was but the beginning. In the weeks, months and years to come it is expected ...

Oct 22, 2018 | by Harrison Faigen, SB Nation

El Segundo — With Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo both suspended for the next few games, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to need other players to step up. With that in mind, the praise head coach Luke Walton gave Lance Stephenson while deflecting a question about Stephenson’s role as peacemaker in the altercation with Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets was potentially worth noting.

Oct 22, 2018 | by Mike Mazzeo, Closeup 360

NEW YORK CITY -- Enes Kanter is feigning embarrassment—and tears.

The hulking 7-footer from Turkey falls to his knees and puts his hands on his head in dismay. The New York Knicks big man has been upset in the finals of a knockout tournament at his own basketball camp in the Big Apple over the summer.

Oct 22, 2018 | by Ben Mallis, pickandroll.com.au

To say Joe Ingles has started the NBA season impressively is one almighty understatement. Ingles hasn’t just commenced his fifth NBA campaign with an almighty flurry; he has put together the best two game stretch of his career.

Oct 22, 2018 | by Eurohoops.net

The newest addition of ZalgirisKaunas, Derrick Walton Jr. had his first interview since arriving and the former NBAer is looking forward to experiencing the European style of basketball: “I think different is good. Being able to play both styles just gives you an advantage. There’s no way to look at it as a negative so adapting to both and being able to ...